I see; that's right; indeed
member of shogun's council of elders
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to be called; to do
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
freely; frankly; without reserve
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
leaving everything up to someone else
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
don't you think?; indicates question
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
body and soul; mind and body
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible